Linkeroever
{{Short description|Area in Antwerp, Belgium}}
{{for|the 2008 Belgian thriller film|Left Bank (film)}}
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Linkeroever (Literal translation: Left bank) is an area in the city of Antwerp, on the left bank of the Scheldt river. Historically it was a neighbourhood which belonged to Zwijndrecht, but on 19 March 1923, it was attached to Antwerp. Linkeroever has a population of 16,545 (2021). Before receiving its current name the area was known as "Borger Weert Polder".
Notable buildings in Linkeroever
- Chicagoblok (Europark)
See also
- Antwerpen-Linkeroever, a now defunct railway station in service between 1844 and 1984.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213545/http://www.antwerpen.be/eCache/ABE/80/90/555.html Official district website]
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